Word guide

How do you spell photography?

P-H-O-T-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y

Photography is spelled P-H-O-T-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y. Start with photograph and finish with a y, keeping both ph pairs intact. Stock photography and stock images are close cousins; one names the craft, the other names the files on Affordable Stock Images.

Spelling tip

Photograph with a y attached; there is no e or i before the final y.

What it means

Photography is the practice of making photographs. Stock photography is the part of the industry that produces stock images ahead of time for licensing.

Common misspellings

  • photografy → photography
  • fotography → photography
  • photographie → photography
  • photograhpy → photography
  • photograpy → photography